The Year of the Wedding

Today's blog entry will be brief because I have to get ready and go to my cousin's wedding.  The media are abuzz with the pending royal nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton, a frenzy unseen since the marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana.  But weddings, big or small, are an opportunity for everyone, regal or common, to experience and celebrate a little bit of the fantasy world of fairy tale romance.

My wife and I were married in 2005 and we enjoy going to other wedding ceremonies and receptions, seeing how each one combines traditional moments with unique elements suited to the personalities of the bride and groom.  This year seems loaded with weddings -- one of my sisters is getting married in June, as well as a number of my cousins and some close friends getting married throughout the year too. 

It should be a wonderful festive 2011, and I wish them all lifetimes of love and happiness.